William McInnes | |
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Born | 10 September 1963 |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | Sarah Watt (1993–2011; her death) |
Children | 2 |
Darryl William McInnes (born 10 September 1963) is an Australian film and television actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Senior Constable Nick Schultz in Blue Heelers , as Max Connors in SeaChange , and more recently as TV boss Lindsay Cunningham in The Newsreader and Dr. Roy Penrose in NCIS: Sydney .
Darryl William McInnes [1] was born on 10 September 1963. [2]
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Rockhampton campus of the Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education (now Central Queensland University) in 1985. [1] He studied drama at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and graduated in 1988.[ citation needed ]
After a recurring role in A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh , Ocean Girl , Good Vibrations and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1993. McInnes appeared in the show until 1998, when he left to focus on other work. In 1999, he joined the cast of SeaChange as Max Connors, the new love interest of the main character Laura Gibson (Sigrid Thornton) after Diver Dan (David Wenham) left the series.
In 2001, he starred in an episode of Halifax f.p. . In 2002, McInnes was part of the cast of Marshall Law , which was cancelled after one season; and he returned for several episodes of Blue Heelers in 2004 and 2005. He also had a recurring role as Rosie's sleazy ex Colin in 2003's CrashBurn ; and a noted comic turn as Sandy Freckle in two episodes of Kath & Kim , under the pseudonym "Rock Hampton". In 2006 he completed the telemovie Stepfather of the Bride.
McInnes was the first guest host of Let Loose Live on 29 May 2005; the show was axed by the Seven Network after just two weeks. He also appeared as himself on Micallef Tonight on the Nine Network but it was also quickly axed. McInnes lent his voice for the Nine Network factual series The Code: Crime and Justice . [3] He is sometimes credited as "Rock Hampton" (e.g. in Kath & Kim and the 2005 film You and Your Stupid Mate ), as a nod to his university time spent in the city of the same name. In 2007 he played the title role in the telemovie Curtin .
In late 2007, he had a leading role in Season 1 of SBS's East West 101 . [4] In 2008, he also appeared in Network Ten's telemovie The Informant . He portrayed the historical person, Jack Ford, in the ABC drama Dangerous Remedy (2012). [5] In 2023, McInnes started play AFP Forensic Pathologist Dr Roy Penrose in the Network 10/Paramount+ series NCIS: Sydney . [6]
Early film roles include My Brother Jack (2001), Do Or Die (2001), Dirty Deeds (2002) and the TV Movie The Shark Net (2003).
McInnes featured in the lead role in Look Both Ways (2005), directed by his wife Sarah Watt. Subsequent film roles include in 2006 Irresistible , with Susan Sarandon, and Kokoda , the lead role in the romantic drama Unfinished Sky in 2007, and in 2009 Prime Mover , featuring Michael Dorman, Ben Mendelsohn and Anthony Hayes, and Sarah Watt's follow-up film My Year Without Sex .
In December 2016, McInnes hosted Summer Afternoons across ABC Local Radio. [7]
McInnes released his first book A Man's Got to Have a Hobby on 1 August 2005. His second book Cricket Kings was released in 2006 [8] and his third, That'd Be Right, in August 2008. [9] His fourth book, The Making of Modern Australia, was released in 2010; it was accompanied by a television documentary series of the same name on the ABC that McInnes narrated. [10] In 2011 he released his fifth book, Worse Things Happen at Sea, co-written by his wife Sarah Watt. [11] In 2014 he released Holidays, a collection of stories loosely based around his and other people's holidays. He wrote a regular column called "William Tells" for The Australian Women's Weekly .
On 16 February 2009, John Faulkner, then Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, appointed McInnes as the new chair of the Advisory Council of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. McInnes has spoken in many of his media appearances about the museum and its work and the importance of democratic values and civics education. He succeeded Doug Anthony as chair of the council. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Dangerous Remedy | Jack Ford | TV movie |
2010 | The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell | Gazza Snell | |
2009 | Blessed | Peter | Feature film |
Prime Mover | Phil | Feature film | |
My Year WIthout Sex | Radio voice | Feature film | |
2008 | The Informant | Richard Button | TV movie |
2007 | Unfinished Sky | John Woldring | Feature film |
Curtin | John Curtin | TV movie | |
2006 | Stepfather of the Bride | Daniel | TV movie |
Kokoda 39th Battalion | The Colonel | Feature film | |
Irresistible | Jimmy | Feature film | |
2005 | Laughing Stock | Scout Master | |
You and Your Stupid Mate | Peter Rossiter | Feature film (as Rock Hampton) | |
Look Both Ways | Nick | Feature film | |
2002 | Dirty Deeds | Hollywood | Feature film |
Living with Happiness | Father | Short film | |
2001 | My Brother Jack | Mr. Meredith | TV movie |
2000 | The Way of the Birds | Voice | Short film |
Brother | Narrator | Short film | |
1999 | Cousin | Narrator | Short film |
1996 | Uncle | Narrator | Short film |
1993 | Body Melt | Paul Matthews | Feature film |
The Heartbreak Kid | Southgate | Feature film | |
Broken Highway | Roger | Feature film | |
1992 | Turtle Beach | Minder | Feature film |
1991 | Dead to the World | Vince | Feature film |
The Last Crop | Real Estate Agent | ||
1990 | Catch of the Day | All Male Voices | Short film |
Wendy Cracked a Walnut | Ralph | Feature film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023- | NCIS: Sydney [13] | Dr. Roy 'Rosie' Penrose | Main Role |
2021- | The Newsreader | Lindsay Cunningham | TV series, 12 episodes |
2019-2021 | Total Control | Laurie Martin | TV series, 10 episodes |
2018 | Rake | Gareth Morrow | TV series, 7 episodes |
2016 | Deep Water | Chief Inspector Peel | TV series, 4 episodes |
2013-14 | The Time of our Lives | Matt Tivolli | TV series, 21 episodes |
2011 | The Slap | Narrator | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
2007-08 | East West 101 | Det Sgt Ray Crowley | TV series, 6 episodes |
1994-2005 | Blue Heelers | Sgt Nick Schutlz | TV series, 213 episodes |
2003 | Kath & Kim | Sandy Freckle | TV series, 2 episodes |
CrashBurn | Colin | TV miniseries, 4 episodes | |
The Shark Net | Roy Drewe | TV series, 3 episodes | |
Welcher & Welcher | Sir Robert Jefferson | TV series, 1 episode | |
2002 | Marshall Law | Dylan Boyd QC | TV series, 17 episodes |
Animated Tales of the World | Harvey (voice) | Animated TV series, 1 episode | |
2001 | Halifax f.p. | Jeremy Buckle | TV series, 1 episode |
Do or Die | Daryl Quint | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
1999-2000 | SeaChange | Max Connors | TV series, 24 episodes |
2000 | The Lost World | Hans Dressler | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
1994 | Ocean Girl | Commander Lucas | TV series, 13 episodes |
1993 | Snowy | Max Heimer | TV series, 13 episodes |
1992 | Bligh | John MacArthur | TV series, 13 episodes |
Embassy | John Hancock | TV series, 1 episode | |
Good Vibrations | David Chester | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
1991 | The Flying Doctors | Jerry Davis | TV series, 1 episode |
Rafferty's Rules | Craig Farner | TV series, 1 episode | |
1990 | Shadows of the Heart | Denny Taylor | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
Col'n Carpenter | David | TV series, 2 episodes | |
A Country Practice | John Freeman | TV series, 2 episodes |
McInnes was married to film actress, animator and director Sarah Watt. They had two children, Clem and Stella. [16] Sarah Watt died of cancer in 2011. [17]
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